Vocal pitch levels during connected speech associated with oral contraceptive use

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 284-286

  Gorham Rowan, Mary ^a,c   Langford, Amy ^a   Corrigan, Kelly ^b   Snyder, Bridget ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS LEVONORGESTREL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORGESTIMATE; NORTREL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ORTHOTRICYCLENE; TRIPHASIC CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PITCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SOUND PRESSURE; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; VOICE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; FEMALE; HUMANS; VOICE;

EID: 1842844933     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610410001660869     Document Type: Conference Paper

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